Skar runs a timed test to the Urithiru Oathgate, carrying full gear as Sigzil records baselines and Drehy experiments with fractional Lashings. Lopen jokes from the ceiling while Teft, wrestling with his addiction and pride, shares food and tries to reassure Skar, who worries he may never draw Stormlight.

Kaladin arrives with recruits gathered from other units and activates the Oathgate to Narak. At the platform, Ristina manages the exchange while Kaladin pointedly notes they are not doormen. Marching through Narak, Skar reflects on Parshendi civilization, Rlain’s presence, and his own past—stealing Blackcap gear and earning a slave brand that still marks him. An officers’ huddle feels Moash’s absence.

Kaladin frets that no new squires have manifested despite two weeks of training, debates using lighteyes, and orders Teft to drill formations while Bridge Four practices aerial maneuvers. He also voices concern that persistent caravan raids do not fit enemy strategy. The team trains in the sky as Skar observes, feeling increasingly sidelined.

Spotting Lyn discouraged, Skar sits with her and reframes the goal: purpose over envy. He recounts a bridge run where Kaladin unknowingly drew arrows to himself to save others, urging Lyn to focus on helping. Lyn centers on that intent, breathes in, and suddenly glows. Teft excitedly hauls her to Kaladin to begin instruction.

Accepting he might serve in support, Skar jokes with Rock—only to notice Stormlight curling from his own hand. Realizing he has finally drawn Light, Skar sprints to join the others, elated, as Bridge Four’s ranks of squires grow by two in a single training session.